Hasen Qojahmetov

Hasen Qojahmetov
Leader of the Azat Civil Movement
Assumed office
1994
Preceded byJasaral Quanyşälin
Leader of the Jeltoqsan National Democratic Party
In office
1991–1992
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAmanjol Nalibaev
Personal details
Born (1949-08-09) 9 August 1949 (age 75)
Matay, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityKazakh
EducationTchaikovsky Musical College
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
OccupationPolitical activist, composer

Hasen Káripjanuly Qojahmetov (Kazakh: Хасен Кәріпжанұлы Қожахметов; born 9 August 1949) is a Kazakh political activist, composer, journalist, member of the Writers Union of Kazakhstan, and a participant in the 1986 Jeltoqsan uprising. He is known to be a critical opponent of Nursultan Nazarbayev and attempted to be a candidate in 1991 and 2015 Kazakh presidential election.